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Article by Oliver Tambo - In the observer, 10 November 1985, London
… ago, it was in the hope that by pushing the ugly reality of apartheid violence out of sight, the issue of South Africa … old positions serve their interests…
Botha's British Allies by O. R. Tambo(Observer), London, 10 November 1985
… ago, it was in the hope that by pushing the ugly reality of apartheid violence out of sight, the issue of South Africa … old positions serve their interests…
50. The campaign resumed in 1913
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … the resident Indian population would be free from the state of…
PlaceOude Molen, Alexandra Care and Rehabilitation Centre, Maitland
… to art workshops. In a large courtyard in the grounds of the Oude Molen Eco Village, Maitland, Cape Town, stands … than in the mill which was neglected and…
PlaceBasotho Cultural Village
… Basotho Cultural Village is a chance to experience a way of life that integrates comfort and practicality with a … Sotho hospitality, aesthetics and…
PlaceWelkom
… magnet.) Welkom is the second-largest City in the Free State Province of South Africa. It is located about 140 Kilometers, North … with 'Harmony Gold's'…
PlaceBabanango, Kwa-Zulu Natal
… Babanango is located about 58 km North-West of Melmoth in the KwaZulu-Natal Province. Initially the Town was part of land granted to White farmers, in 1885,…
PlaceGriqualand West
… The Khoikhoi was a nation of widely scattered migrant pastoralist clans, whose economy was not conducive to the creation of permanent Settlements. As a…
PlaceSudan
… There is evidence of human habitation which dates back tens of thousands of Years. From the end of the 4th millennium … country is ruled by a military-backed…
PlaceSudwala Caves, Nelspruit
… Escarpment, which separates the Highveld from the lowlands of Mpumalanga. The renowned as the discovery site of some of the first pieces of evidence of…
PlaceStone Chapel, Tokai, near the Porter Reformatory School
… predominantly neo-Gothic manner. It forms an integral part of the Porter Reformatory, established there in 1880. It was … 1985. Although fortifications were…
PlaceAkkedisberg Mountain Pass
… coastal pass on the R 326 links the small Farming Town of Riviersonderend with the quaint coastal hamlet of Stanford and the coastal road to Hermanus. The…
PlaceSprings
… The Town of Springs, East of Johannesburg, is on the East Rand, or what is now known as … belong to any farm. These odd pieces of land then became state…
ArchiveThe world's only privately owned Catholic Church
… a few hundred meters from the KwaZulu-Natal and the Free State border, perched on top of the plateau, is the smallest, most charming-world renowned … church…
ArchiveThe Story of Jean Middleton by Grant Rohrmann
… Girls’ College. She then went on to receive a Master of Arts degree from Natal University, which is now the … in search for radicals. She lost her job…
Appeal To Students by Nelson Mandela
… Dear Friends, I am writing this letter on the instructions of the All-in African National Action Council which was established in terms of a resolution…
PlacePaul Kruger’s House, 60 Church Street West, Pretoria
… single-storey structure with few architectural features of note. However it was spacious and well built, and remains … living on the farm Boekenhoutfontein ,…
Interview with Oliver Tambo by Zimbabwe Television (ZTV), 05 August 1983, Harare
… into police stations guarding its borders, the President of the ANC, Comrade Oliver Tambo, has said. He said it was an act of bullying which showed that…
PlaceHamilton Primary School, Visagie Street, Pretoria
… A beautiful Victorian building tucked into an avenue of majestic Jacaranda trees is the home of Hamilton School. This school in the heart of Pretoria has ……
PlaceRustenburg
… The Magaliesberg range of Mountains dominates the Landscape that is now known as the … History is complex and rich in variety. The known History of…
”Africans and San Francisco.” Statement by Dr. A. B. Xuma, May 8, 1945
… National Congress is taking to bring to the attention of Allied Nations and [the] outside world the back-breaking … and hope-destroying restrictions and…
ArticleThe turbulent 1950s - Women as defiant activists
… policies began to pose a direct threat to all people of colour, and there was a surge of mass political action by … and were attended by huge crowds…
ArticleSonghai, African Empire, 15-16th Century
… Overview, West Africa and the rise of the Songhai Empire West Africa is home to many of Africa's … both banks of the middle Niger River. They established a…
ArticleNapoleon Bonaparte
… www.historywiz.com A new absolute ruler After the fall of Robespierre in 1794, a new group of people took over the government. They were called the … could…
ArticleHow the Group Areas Act shaped spaces, memories and identities in Cape Town
… The cornerstone of the Group Areas Act of 1950 was to prevent interracial contact ‘as far as … Town: UCT press, 2009), p.109 (‘With forced removals, the…
ArticleThe Conflict between the AZAPO and the UDF - popular violence in the 1980s and 1990s
… literature on this brutally violent chapter in the history of the liberation struggle focuses largely on the conflict … movements against each other…
Nelson Mandela Mandela and Winnie’s studies
… through newspapers left carelessly by warders. After years of protest they graduated to a restricted number of papers and to the radio, and eventually to TV…
ArticleThe Khoisan
… population grew, and spread throughout the Western half of South Africa. They were the first pastoralists in southern … and called themselves Khoikhoi (or…
ArticleCosatu timeline
… 2010 19 January: ( Congress of South African Trade Unions ) COSATU affiliate The Food and Allied Workers' Union (FAWU) entered their third week of striking…
EventWinnie Mandela receives a 6 months' sentence
… restricted to a Black township at Brandfort, Orange Free State, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment (suspended …